Regional Seminar on Green Airports

ICAO EUR/NAT ENVIRONMENT TASK FORCE

REGIONAL SEMINAR ON GREEN AIRPORTS

Almaty, Kazakhstan,

6 to 8 November 2024 

Jointly organized with ACI EUROPE and hosted by Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Venue information can be found below.
Face-to-face event.


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The event will held from 6 to 8 November 2024 at the Swissotel Wellness Resort Alatau, in Almaty.

Special rate are available for the participants of the Regional Seminar on Green Airports, please contact: greenairports2024@caa.gov.kz

 

Swissotel Wellness Resort Alatau is located next to the Zailiyskiy Alatau in Almaty, 20 km from the international airport.

https://www.swissotel.com/hotels/alataualmaty/


Venue and logistics information can be found in the meeting booklet below: 

Meeting booklet




​ ​
Nov. 5, 2024
15:00 – 20:00

Registration

 


19:00 – 22:00

Welcome reception

 


Day 1: Setting the Stage
​Nov. 6, 2024 ​

07:00 – 09:00

 

09:00 – 10:00

 

Registration

 

Welcome and Opening address

Talgat Lastayev – Vice-Minister of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Nicolas Rallo – Regional Director, ICAO EUR/NAT Office

Olivier Jankovec   Director General, ACI EUROPE

Saltanat Tompiyeva – Chairwoman, Civil Aviation Committee

Catalin Radu – General Director, Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan

Serkan Kaptan CEO, TAV Holdings


  
Moderators

Blandine Ferrier - Regional Officer Environment, ICAO EUR/NAT

Alexandre de Joybert - Director of Sustainability, ACI EUROPE

 

Group photo

  ​
10:00 – 10:30Coffee/Tea Break

Session I

10:30 – 11:15

 

 


 

Moderator

Understanding Green Airports Initiatives

Overview of the latest work of ICAO on Climate Change mitigation, including LTAG of net zero carbon emissions by 2050

Overview of ACI EUROPE - Airport Carbon Accreditation update on Net Zero resolution

 

Kostas Iatrou


Speakers:

Blandine Ferrier – Regional Officer Environment, ICAO EUR/NAT

Olivier Jankovec – Director General, ACI Europe


 

Q & A

Session II

11:15 - 12:00

Innovations in Sustainable Aviation and global practices

Cutting-edge Technologies for Green Airports

Successful Implementation of Sustainable Practices at Airport

 

Speakers:

Joint presentation - Andrea Marotta – Environment Department Director, ENAC and Fabrizio Maria Autunno – Process Management Plants Technological Innovation and Sustainable Development, ENAC

Thomas Aybay-Stiegmaier - Public Affairs & Funding Manager, Vienna Airport

Makhabbat Kuptleuova – Head of Air transportation, Civil Aviation Committee, Ministry of Transport RoK


Q & A

 


12:00 – 13:30​Lunch Break

Session II

13:30 – 15:00

Innovations in Sustainable Aviation and global practices

Cutting-edge Technologies for Green Airports

Successful Implementation of Sustainable Practices at Airport

 

Speakers:

Piervittorio Farabbi - Chief Operating Officer & Accountable Manager, Tirana Airport, Albania

Genevieve Toh – Head of Marketing and Public Relations, FlyORO

Christel Vandenhouten - Head of Sustainable Development, Brussels Airport

 

Q & A

 



15:00 – 15:30Coffee Break

Session III

15:30 – 17:00

Financing Green Airport Projects

Financing Models for Sustainable Airport Development

Public-Private Partnerships for Green Airport Projects

 

Speakers:

Blandine Ferrier – Regional Officer Environment, ICAO EUR/NAT

James Falzon - Associate Director, sustainable infrastructure, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Guillermo Saniger Pare –  ICF Investment Officer, Middle East, Central Asia, Turkey, Pakistan, and Afghanistan

Margulan Abdirov - Senior Executive Director, Eurasian Development Bank  

 

Q & A

 


Gala Dinner

November 6, 2024

19:00



Day 2: Implementing Sustainability Strategies
Nov. 7, 2024

Session IV

09:00 – 10:30

Sustainable Operations and Infrastructures

Master Plan

Renewable Energy Integration and Carbon Reduction Strategies

Achieving Zero-Emission Airports

 

Speakers:

Mekki Lahlou – Resource Mobilization Officer, ICAO Capacity Development and Implementation Bureau (CDI)

David Brain – ICAO Coordinator, EUROCONTROL

Stanislas Lego - Responsable Construction Durable, Aéroports de Paris, ADP

Almila Dilara Celik - Environmental and Social Compliance Manager, TAV Airports Holding Co.

Alexander Reis - Technical Senior Climate Expert, DEG -Deutsche Investitions und Entwicklungsgesellschaft

 

Q&A


10:30 – 11:00Coffee break

Session V

11:00 – 12:30

Sustainable Aviation Fuels at Airports

Sustainable Aviation Fuels

Feasibility studies on SAF production

 

Speakers:

Fabio Brignoli - Corporate Development Manager, NextChem

Stephane Thion – Vice-President, Commercial, LanzaJet

Giorgio Medici - Director Environment and Funded Initiatives, SEA Milano


Q&A


12:30 – 13:30Lunch

Session V

13.30 – 14:15

Sustainable Aviation Fuels at Airports

Sustainable Aviation Fuels

Feasibility studies on SAF production

 

Speakers:

Joint presentation on the SAF Feasibility Study in Kazakhstan

Amantay Kenzheali - Associate Banker, EBRD; Yuliya Lim – Chief compliance and Sustainability officer, Air Astana; Assel Aitkulova – Senior Environmental officer, Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan; Yasar Yetiskin – Sustainable Aviation Manager, ICF

Ildar Shamsutdinov – General director, KazMunayGaz-Aero

Blandine Ferrier - Regional Officer Environment, ICAO EUR/NAT

Session VI

14:15 – 15:30

Community Engagement and Environmental Impact

Engaging Local Communities and Mitigating Environmental Impact

 

Speakers:

Joint presentation on ICAO guidance document on Community Engagement

Blandine Ferrier - Regional Officer Environment, ICAO EUR/NATAlexandre de Joybert - Director of Sustainability, ACI EUROPE

Mariya Pozdnyakova - Environmental & Social Affairs Specialist, TAV Airports

Christel Vandenhouten - Head of Sustainable Development, Brussels Airport

Maira Zhunussova – Ph.D. of Information and communication technologies, Civil Aviation Academy of Kazakhstan

Adrian Cioranu - Director of Programmes, iPADIS

 

Q&A

15:30 – 16:00Coffee break ​

Session VII

16:00 – 16:45

Emerging Trends and Future Directions in Green Aviation

Emerging Trends and Future Directions in Green Aviation

Role of Airport to support Alternative fuels/Cleaner Energies

 

Speakers:

Giorgio Medici - Director Environment and Funded Initiatives, SEA Milano

Goker Kose – President of Almaty International Airport

Alexandre de Joybert - Director of Sustainability, ACI EUROPE 

Andrew Cowen - Chairman, Qazaq AirAdvisor to Vietjet Airlines and Sovico Group


Q&A

16:45 – 17:00

Closing Remarks by:

Catalin Radu - General Director, Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan
Goker Kose – President of Almaty International Airport

Day 3: On site VisitsCity visit – all participants ​
​Nov. 8, 2024


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